Varaha Purana — Chapter 184
VrP 184.1
अथ ताम्रार्चास्थापनम् ।। श्रीवराह उवाच ।। ताम्रेण प्रतिमां कृत्वा सुरूपां चैव भास्वराम् ।। उचितेनोपचारेण वेश्ममध्यमुपानयेत्
atha tāmrārcāsthāpanam || śrīvarāha uvāca || tāmreṇa pratimāṃ kṛtvā surūpāṃ caiva bhāsvarām || ucitenopacāreṇa veśmamadhyamupānayet
Now the installation of a copper image. The blessed Boar said: Having made an image of copper, well-formed and shining, one should bring it into the middle of the house with the appropriate attendance.
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VrP 184.2
ततो वेश्मन्युपागम्य स्थापयित्वा उदङ्मुखः ।। चित्रायां चैव नक्षत्रे कुर्याच्चैवाधिवासनम्
tato veśmanyupāgamya sthāpayitvā udaṅmukhaḥ || citrāyāṃ caiva nakṣatre kuryāccaivādhivāsanam
Then, having come into the house and set (it) down, facing north, he should perform the adhivāsana (preliminary consecration) under the Citrā asterism.
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VrP 184.3
जलं च सर्वगन्धेन पंचगव्येन मिश्रितम् ।। स्नापयेच्च ततो मां वै इमं मन्त्रमुदाहरेत्
jalaṃ ca sarvagandhena paṃcagavyena miśritam || snāpayecca tato māṃ vai imaṃ mantramudāharet
And (taking) water mixed with all fragrances and with the five products of the cow, he should then bathe me and utter this mantra:
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VrP 184.4
मन्त्रः- योऽसौ भवांस्तिष्ठति सारभूतः त्वं ताम्रके तिष्ठसि नेत्रभूतः ।। आगच्छ मूर्त्तौ सह पंचभूतैर्मया च पात्रैः सह विश्वधामन्
mantraḥ- yo'sau bhavāṃstiṣṭhati sārabhūtaḥ tvaṃ tāmrake tiṣṭhasi netrabhūtaḥ || āgaccha mūrttau saha paṃcabhūtairmayā ca pātraiḥ saha viśvadhāman
The mantra: "You who stand there as the essence, you stand in the copper as the eye; come into the image together with the five elements, and with me, together with the vessels, O abode of all!"
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VrP 184.5
अनेनैव तु मन्त्रेण स्थापयित्वा यशस्विनि ।। पूर्वन्यायेन कर्त्तव्यमधिवासनपूजनम्
anenaiva tu mantreṇa sthāpayitvā yaśasvini || pūrvanyāyena karttavyamadhivāsanapūjanam
Having installed (the image) with just this mantra, O illustrious lady, the adhivāsana-worship is to be performed according to the earlier rule.
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VrP 184.6
व्यतीतायां च शर्वर्यामुदिते च दिवाकरे ।। ऋचा शुद्धिं विधायाऽथ स्नापयेन्मन्त्रपूर्वकम्
vyatītāyāṃ ca śarvaryāmudite ca divākare || ṛcā śuddhiṃ vidhāyā'tha snāpayenmantrapūrvakam
And when the night has passed and the sun has risen, having effected purification with a Vedic verse, he should then bathe (the image) with mantras.
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VrP 184.7
ब्राह्मणा वेदपाठांश्च कुर्युस्तत्र समागताः ।। बहुनि मङ्गलान्यत्र मण्डपे स्थापयेत्ततः
brāhmaṇā vedapāṭhāṃśca kuryustatra samāgatāḥ || bahuni maṅgalānyatra maṇḍape sthāpayettataḥ
And the brahmins who have gathered there should make recitations of the Veda; then he should set up many auspicious objects there in the pavilion.
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VrP 184.8
सुगन्धद्रव्यसंयुक्तं जलं चादाय पूजकः।। ततो मे स्नपनं कार्यमिमं मन्त्रमुदाहरेत्
sugandhadravyasaṃyuktaṃ jalaṃ cādāya pūjakaḥ|| tato me snapanaṃ kāryamimaṃ mantramudāharet
The worshipper, taking water combined with fragrant substances, should then perform my bathing, and utter this mantra:
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VrP 184.9
मन्त्रः – ॐ योऽसौ भवान्सर्ववरः प्रभुश्च माया बलो योगबलप्रधानः ।। आगच्छ शीघ्रं च मम प्रियाय सन्तिष्ठ ताम्रेष्वपि लोकनाथ
mantraḥ – oṃ yo'sau bhavānsarvavaraḥ prabhuśca māyā balo yogabalapradhānaḥ || āgaccha śīghraṃ ca mama priyāya santiṣṭha tāmreṣvapi lokanātha
The mantra: "Om, you who are the best of all and the lord, whose strength is māyā, in whom the power of yoga is foremost—come quickly, for my delight; take your place even in copper, O lord of the world!"
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VrP 184.11
मन्त्रेणानेन मां स्थाप्य गन्धपुष्पादिदीपकैः
mantreṇānena māṃ sthāpya gandhapuṣpādidīpakaiḥ
Having installed me with this mantra, with fragrances, flowers and the rest, and lamps...
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VrP 184.12
स्थापनामन्त्रः – ॐ प्रकाशप्रकाश जगत्प्रकाश विज्ञानमयानन्दमय त्रैलोक्यनाथात्रागच्छ इह सन्तिष्ठतां भवान्पुरुषोत्तम मामव इति ।। अनेन स्थापनां कृत्वा मम शास्त्रानुसारतः ।। शुक्लवस्त्रं समादाय इमं मन्त्रमुदाहरेत्
sthāpanāmantraḥ – oṃ prakāśaprakāśa jagatprakāśa vijñānamayānandamaya trailokyanāthātrāgaccha iha santiṣṭhatāṃ bhavānpuruṣottama māmava iti || anena sthāpanāṃ kṛtvā mama śāstrānusārataḥ || śuklavastraṃ samādāya imaṃ mantramudāharet
The installation mantra: "Om, O light of light, light of the world, consisting of knowledge and of bliss, lord of the three worlds, come here; may you take your place here, O Supreme Person; protect me." Having made the installation with this, in accordance with my scripture, taking a white garment he should utter this mantra:
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VrP 184.13
मन्त्रः- ॐ शुद्धस्त्वमात्मा पुरुषः पुराणो जगत्सु तत्त्वं सुरलोकनाथ ।। वस्त्राणि गृह्णीष्व मम प्रियाणि नमोऽस्तु तस्मै पुरुषोत्तमाय
mantraḥ- oṃ śuddhastvamātmā puruṣaḥ purāṇo jagatsu tattvaṃ suralokanātha || vastrāṇi gṛhṇīṣva mama priyāṇi namo'stu tasmai puruṣottamāya
Mantra: Om, pure are you, the Self, the ancient Person, the Reality among the worlds, lord of the world of the gods. Accept these garments of mine, dear (to me). Homage be to him, the Supreme Person.
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VrP 184.14
वस्त्रैर्विभूषितं कृत्वा मम कर्मपरायणः।। यथान्यायेन मे शीघ्रमर्च्चनं तत्र कारयेत्
vastrairvibhūṣitaṃ kṛtvā mama karmaparāyaṇaḥ|| yathānyāyena me śīghramarccanaṃ tatra kārayet
Having adorned (the image) with garments, one intent on my rites should promptly have worship performed for me there according to rule.
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VrP 184.15
अर्च्चनालंकृतं कृत्वा गन्धधूपादिभिः प्रभुम् ।। सम्पूज्य विधिवन्मां तु नैवेद्यं परिकल्पयेत्
arccanālaṃkṛtaṃ kṛtvā gandhadhūpādibhiḥ prabhum || sampūjya vidhivanmāṃ tu naivedyaṃ parikalpayet
Having made the Lord adorned with worship, and having duly honoured me with perfumes, incense and the rest, one should arrange a food offering.
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VrP 184.16
दत्त्वा स्वादु च नैवेद्यं शान्तिपाठं तु कारयेत् ।। मन्त्रः – शान्तिर्भवतु देवानां विप्राणां शान्तिरुत्तमा
dattvā svādu ca naivedyaṃ śāntipāṭhaṃ tu kārayet || mantraḥ – śāntirbhavatu devānāṃ viprāṇāṃ śāntiruttamā
Having given the sweet food offering, one should have the peace-recitation performed. Mantra: Let there be peace for the gods, supreme peace for the brahmins.
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VrP 184.17
शान्तिर्भवतु राज्ञां च सराष्ट्राणां तथा विशाम् ।। बालानां व्रीहिपण्यानां गर्भिणीनां च देहिनाम्
śāntirbhavatu rājñāṃ ca sarāṣṭrāṇāṃ tathā viśām || bālānāṃ vrīhipaṇyānāṃ garbhiṇīnāṃ ca dehinām
Let there be peace for kings together with their realms, and likewise for the merchant folk, for children, for rice and merchandise, for pregnant women, and for embodied beings.
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VrP 184.18
शान्तिर्भवतु देवेश त्वत्प्रसादान्ममाखिला।। एवं शान्तिं पठित्वा तु ब्राह्मणांस्तत्र पूजयेत्
śāntirbhavatu deveśa tvatprasādānmamākhilā|| evaṃ śāntiṃ paṭhitvā tu brāhmaṇāṃstatra pūjayet
O lord of gods, let there be complete peace for me by your grace. Having thus recited the peace(-text), one should honour the brahmins there.
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VrP 184.19
गुरुं भागवतं चैवमर्चयेच्च यथाविधि।। ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेत्तत्र यथोत्पन्नेन माधवि
guruṃ bhāgavataṃ caivamarcayecca yathāvidhi|| brāhmaṇānbhojayettatra yathotpannena mādhavi
And so one should worship the teacher and the devotee of the Lord according to rule; one should feed brahmins there with whatever has been produced, O Mādhavī.
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VrP 184.21
गुरुर्यस्य न तुष्टो वै तस्माद्दूरतरो ह्ययम् ।। य एतेन विधानेन कुर्यात्संस्थापनं मम
gururyasya na tuṣṭo vai tasmāddūrataro hyayam || ya etena vidhānena kuryātsaṃsthāpanaṃ mama
He whose teacher is not pleased — from that (fruit) this man indeed stands very far off. Whoever performs my installation by this procedure,
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VrP 184.22
तारितं च कुलं तेन नवभिः सप्तविंशतिः ।। एतत्ते कथितं भद्रे ताम्रार्च्चास्थापनं मम
tāritaṃ ca kulaṃ tena navabhiḥ saptaviṃśatiḥ || etatte kathitaṃ bhadre tāmrārccāsthāpanaṃ mama
by him his family is carried across — twenty-seven with the nine (generations). This has been told to you, good lady: the installation of my copper image.
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VrP 184.23
कथयिष्यामि ते ह्येवं कार्त्स्न्येन प्रतिमार्च्चनम् ।। जलस्य बिन्दवो यावन्मम स्नाने च सुन्दरि ।। तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि मम लोके महीयते
kathayiṣyāmi te hyevaṃ kārtsnyena pratimārccanam || jalasya bindavo yāvanmama snāne ca sundari || tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi mama loke mahīyate
Thus I shall tell you in full the worship of the image. As many as are the drops of water in my bathing, O beautiful one, for that many thousands of years he is honoured in my world.
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VrP 184.184
ज्वलन पवनतुल्यावन भावन तपन श्वासन स्वयं तिष्ठ भगवन् पुरुषोत्तम ओम् ।। इति ।। ततो द्वारमुपागम्य वेश्म शीघ्रं प्रवेशयेत् ।। आसने चापि मां स्थाप्य पूजयेद्भक्तिपूर्वकम् विशेषेण गुरुं पूज्य वस्त्रालंकारभोजनैः ।। तेनाहं पूजितो भूमे सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते
jvalana pavanatulyāvana bhāvana tapana śvāsana svayaṃ tiṣṭha bhagavan puruṣottama om || iti || tato dvāramupāgamya veśma śīghraṃ praveśayet || āsane cāpi māṃ sthāpya pūjayedbhaktipūrvakam viśeṣeṇa guruṃ pūjya vastrālaṃkārabhojanaiḥ || tenāhaṃ pūjito bhūme satyametadbravīmi te
O fire, O wind-like one, O protector, O producer, O burning one, O breather, stand of your own accord, O Lord, Supreme Person, Om — thus. Then, having come to the door, one should quickly bring (the image) into the house. And having placed me on a seat, one should worship (me) with devotion; especially, having honoured the teacher with garments, ornaments and food. By that I am worshipped, O Earth — I speak this truth to you.
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